Table of Contents
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Chapter 3: Applications and Configuration Overvi e w____ _ ______________________19
ATM...................................................................................................................................20
ATM Traffic Configuration.................................................................................20
ATM Traffic Management..................................................................................22
ATM Device Addresses......................................................................................23
ATM Virtual Circuits..........................................................................................24
Frame Relay Transmission................................................................................................26
SONET...............................................................................................................................28
Redundancy.......................................................................................................................28
Dual Homing.......................................................................................................29
Line Card Redundancy........................................................................................32
Automatic Protection Switching.........................................................................33
Inband Management..........................................................................................................35
Inband to Avidia..................................................................................................36
Inband to Modems...............................................................................................36
Inband for Subtending.........................................................................................37
Bridging and Routing.........................................................................................................37
Bridging and Spanning Tree Protocol.................................................................38
Routing................................................................................................................38
Encapsulation for Bridging, Routing, or Brouting..............................................39
Implementing Bridging/Routing/Brouting Sessions...........................................41
Downloading Files to a Modem.........................................................................................44
Transparent LAN Service..................................................................................................44
Subtending Multiple Systems............................................................................................45
Star Management.................................................................................................48
Daisy Chain Management...................................................................................52